Rick Barr wins super sportsman feature at Williams Grove Speedway

Rick Barr brought out his own super sportsman and proceeded to dominate the feature at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday night.

Barr, of Camp Hill, had been driving for Danny Miller, but was back in his self-owned super sportsman for the first time this season.

“It was a long time coming,” Barr said. “I have to thank everybody on my crew. I’m glad I’m back in my Mach 1. Mark Smith builds one heck of a car.”

Lanny Hake grabbed the early lead of the 22-lap feature over Jason Fry and sixth starting Barr. Carmen Perigo Jr. was up to fifth from ninth.

Hake and Fry made contact racing for the lead in turn four resulting in a spin by Hake. Race officials placed Fry to the rear of the field. This handed the lead to Barr.

Perigo would drive around Socks for second on lap eight and Russ Mitten was up to fifth from his 11th starting spot.

The yellow flag flew on lap 10 when Stan Wanner slowed. Another caution flew on lap 11. Mitten moved to third following the restart and point leader Frankie Herr was into fourth.

Barr won his first race of the season by a straightaway over Perigo, Herr, Mitten and Scott Dellinger. Socks, Rich Eichelberger, Duaine Smith, Jay Fannasy and Chris Meleason completed the top 10.

“I saw Carmen was into second and I knew I couldn’t screw up and couldn’t baby it either,” Barr said. “I had no idea how much of a lead I had. We made a couple of changes for the feature and we were right on this time.”

Todd Leonard of Marysville led all 20 laps of the 358 late model feature for his first career win. D.J. Mease challenged Leonard for the lead over the final three laps, but settled for second. Charlie Schaffer, Wes Alleman and Matt Nailor completed the top five.

In the first 15-lap street stock feature, Pat McNeal took the lead from Lori Croop off turn two, but then had a problem and Chris Heller drove from third to the lead.

Kevin Sigler was up to third by the seventh lap and began to close on the leaders. He took the runner-up spot on lap nine. McNeal rebounded to take second back from Sigler.

McNeal pressured Heller over the final laps, but came up a bumper short. Sigler, Craig Morgan and Doug Hoffman completed the top five.

Morgan won the second feature, also by a bumper, over Sigler, Hoffman, McNeal and John Greider.

PORT ROYAL

Daryn Pittman was the fourth and final leader of the 25-lap sprint car feature. Pittman started fifth and took the lead from Rick Lafferty with four laps to go to score the $3,000 win in a car owned by Mike Heffner.

Polesitter Chad Layton blew an engine while leading on lap six handing the lead to Todd Shaffer. Rick Lafferty took the lead from Shaffer on lap seven, but Pittman would drive by with four laps left for his second win of the weekend.

It was three-wide for the runner-up spot at the finish with Lance Dewease beating point leader Ryan Taylor, Lafferty and Shaffer.

Gary Beward won the late model feature.

LINCOLN

New Oxford’s Brian Leppo won the 25-lap sprint car feature and earned $3,200 in a sprinter owned by Floyd Swope. Adam Wilt, Kevin Nouse, Brad McClelland and Jimmy Siegel completed the top five.

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